Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs 1. FC Union Berlin, Bundesliga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2021-22

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

2 – 2

Full Time

1. FC Union Berlin

Sat 8 Jan 2022 · 14:30 UTC BayArena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 31' Christopher Trimmel

Jonathan Tah 59' Y

Jonathan Tah 60' Y

Y 85' Marvin Friedrich

Overview

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs 1. FC Union Berlin — Bundesliga at BayArena.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
1. FC Union Berlin 34 games · 39 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Jonas Weickenmeier
Referee Mitja Stegemann
Referee Matthias Jollenbeck
Referee Martin Thomsen
Referee Christof Gunsch
Referee Pascal Mueller

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	34	89
2	Borussia Dortmund	34	73
3	RB Leipzig	34	65
4	VfB Stuttgart	34	62
5	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	34	61
6	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	34	59
7	SC Freiburg	34	47
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	44
9	FC Augsburg	34	43
10	1. FSV Mainz 05	34	40
11	1. FC Union Berlin	34	39
12	Borussia Monchengladbach	34	38
13	Hamburger SV	34	38
14	1. FC Koln	34	32
15	SV Werder Bremen	34	32
16	VfL Wolfsburg	34	29
17	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	34	26
18	FC St. Pauli 1910	34	26

Head-to-Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 15 games · Avg 2.4 goals 1. FC Union Berlin

Last 5 meetings

2022-01-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–2 1. FC Union Berlin 2021-08-14 1. FC Union Berlin 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2021-05-15 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 1. FC Union Berlin 2021-01-15 1. FC Union Berlin 1–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2020-03-04 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–1 1. FC Union Berlin

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Jan	1. FC Union Berlin	H	2–2	D
19 Dec	SC Freiburg	A	1–2	L
15 Dec	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	H	2–2	D
12 Dec	Eintracht Frankfurt	A	2–5	L
04 Dec	SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903	H	7–1	W
28 Nov	RB Leipzig	A	3–1	W

1. FC Union Berlin

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Jan	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	2–2	D
18 Dec	VfL Bochum 1848	A	1–0	W
15 Dec	SC Freiburg	H	0–0	D
12 Dec	SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903	A	0–1	L
03 Dec	RB Leipzig	H	2–1	W
28 Nov	Eintracht Frankfurt	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Bayer 04 Leverkusen		1. FC Union Berlin
#6	Position	#11
59	Points	39
34	Played	34
17 / 8 / 9	W / D / L	10 / 9 / 15
68	Scored	44
47	Conceded	58
+21	GD	-14
1.74	PPG	1.15
50%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

21% Clean Sheets
1. FC Union Berlin this season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 6th (59 pts). 1. FC Union Berlin are 11th (39 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

1. FC Union Berlin

0-15

1/2

16-30

–/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/2

76+

6/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Bayer 04 Leverkusen to score. At the same time, 1. FC Union Berlin does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' A quiet spell here at BayArena. Bayer 04 Leverkusen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' Mitchel Bakker has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 480 appearances.
15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Andreas Voglsammer suffering a number of foals already.
20' 1. FC Union Berlin is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
25' 1. FC Union Berlin come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
26' It is a substitution in 1. FC Union Berlin team. Niko Giesselmann is replaced by Bastian Oczipka on 26 minute.
31' 1. FC Union Berlin receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 31.
36' 1. FC Union Berlin is showing some good football. However, 1. FC Union Berlin are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
38' Patrik Schick adds to his 8 season tally! Bayer 04 Leverkusen lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
43' Bayer 04 Leverkusen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
45' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Grischa Promel makes it 1-1.
46' The crowd applauds Genki Haraguchi as he leaves the pitch. Levin Oztunali steps in for 1. FC Union Berlin.
50' What a strike from Grischa Promel! The score is 1-2.
55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
59' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jonathan Tah.
60' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jonathan Tah.
65' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
70' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
71' A tactical swap from 1. FC Union Berlin — Kevin Mohwald on, Grischa Promel off on 71 minutes.
76' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
77' Another substitution for 1. FC Union Berlin to replace Christopher Trimmel by Julian Ryerson on 77 minute.
78' Fresh legs for Bayer 04 Leverkusen! Karim Bellarabi comes on to replace Kerem Demirbay.
83' Another substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen to replace Jeremie Frimpong by Lucas Alario on 83 minute.
84' Against the run of play, Jonathan Tah has scored! This game has turned on its head.
85' Marvin Friedrich picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
The points are shared — Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-2 1. FC Union Berlin. Honours even.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Seoane

1. FC Union Berlin Lineups

Starting XI

10
Max Kruse
1
Andreas Luthe
8
Rani Khedira
31
Robin Knoche
24
Genki Haraguchi ↓ Levin Oztunali 46'
5
Marvin Friedrich
28
Christopher Trimmel ↓ Julian Ryerson 77'
21
Grischa Promel ↓ Kevin Mohwald 71'
3
Paul Jaeckel
17
Kevin Behrens ↓ Andreas Voglsammer 46'
23
Niko Giesselmann ↓ Bastian Oczipka 26'

Bench

Coach Urs Fischer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Moussa Diaby	5
Florian Wirtz	3
Lucas Alario	2
Jonathan Tah	2
Karim Bellarabi	2
Patrik Schick	2
Grischa Promel	2
Robert Andrich	2

Head to Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2022-01-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–2 1. FC Union Berlin D 2021-12-19 SC Freiburg 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2021-12-15 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–2 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim D 2021-12-12 Eintracht Frankfurt 5–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2021-12-04 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 7–1 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 W 2021-11-28 RB Leipzig 1–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W

1. FC Union Berlin Form

2022-01-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–2 1. FC Union Berlin D 2021-12-18 VfL Bochum 1848 0–1 1. FC Union Berlin W 2021-12-15 1. FC Union Berlin 0–0 SC Freiburg D 2021-12-12 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 1–0 1. FC Union Berlin L 2021-12-03 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 RB Leipzig W 2021-11-28 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 1. FC Union Berlin L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.23 1. FC Union Berlin xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen54% Draw23% 1. FC Union Berlin23%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.43

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

77%

Draw or 1. FC Union Berlin

46%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or 1. FC Union Berlin

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen43% Draw40% 1. FC Union Berlin17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

7.8%

3 – 1

6.8%

1 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

5.6%

1 – 2

5.2%

0 – 0

4.6%

3 – 2

4.2%

4 – 1

3.8%

0 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	1. FC Union Berlin covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	18%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	21%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	12%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.